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‘Liberated’: Hungarian youths celebrate Viktor Orban’s defeat

Health April 13, 2026

Hungarian youths danced and sang in the early hours of Monday in central Budapest to celebrate the end of nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s 16-year “illiberal” rule following a resoundin...

New York’s Zohran Mamdani touts ‘socialist’ plans after 100 days in office

News April 13, 2026

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani marked his 100th day in office on Sunday with a rally to tout early successes and vow to follow through on his unabashedly “socialist” agenda. “I know there are man...

Trump says ‘not a big fan’ of Pope Leo after his anti-war message

News April 13, 2026

US President Donald Trump told reporters on Sunday that he is “not a big fan” of Pope Leo XIV, after the global leader of Catholics made a plea for peace amid the war in the Middle East. The 70-ye...

Over 500 held at pro-Palestinian rally in UK

News April 13, 2026

• Londoners stage a demo in support of Palestine Action; organisers describe move by authorities as ‘misguided crackdown’• Amnesty condemns arrests as ‘yet another blow to civil liberties’...

Viktor Orban concedes ‘painful’ defeat to conservative Peter Magyar in Hungary polls

News April 12, 2026

Nationalist Viktor Orban, who has ruled Hungary for 16 years, on Sunday conceded defeat to conservative Peter Magyar in parliamentary elections. With votes in almost 67 per cent of precincts counted, ...

Mob beats spiritual leader to death in Bangladesh

News April 12, 2026

DHAKA: A self-proclaimed spiritual leader was beaten to death by a mob in Bangladesh on Saturday, officials said, in the latest violence fuelled by religious tensions in the country. Muslim-majority B...

Easter truce between Russia and Ukraine falters

News April 12, 2026

• Kyiv accuses Moscow of nearly 470 ceasefire violations• Both sides exchange 175 prisoners of war each KHARKIV: Ukraine’s military command accused Russia of repeatedly violating a truce to mark...

UN agency chiefs seek end to war rules violations in Middle East

Health April 12, 2026

GENEVA: UN agency chiefs on Saturday demanded an end to impunity for widespread international law violations in the Middle East, as casualties pile up six weeks into the war unleashed by US-Israeli st...

US warships transit Strait of Hormuz in mine clearance operation: Centcom

News April 11, 2026

Two US Navy warships transited the Strait of Hormuz at the start of an operation to clear the strategic waterway of mines laid by Iran, US Central Command (Centcom) said on Saturday. The announcement ...

Buffets, baristas, but no briefings: A journalist’s account of covering Islamabad Talks

News April 11, 2026

They came from around the world: hundreds of journalists rushed to Islamabad’s flagship convention centre — converted into a media hub by Pakistani authorities for landmark talks between the Unite...